Videos
As Spring Quarter comes to a close, John W. Boyer, dean of the College, reflects upon the just-concluded academic year and looks to the year ahead.
UChicago's Core Curriculum is an excellent liberal arts foundation that is applicable to any major and all future endeavors. Explore the Core with current students Paloma B. and Ciara C. in this video overview.
While we can't host you on campus, we hope this virtual visit video will be the next best thing.
Audiatur et Altera Pars: Listen Even to the Other Side. Learn how free speech at UChicago is a core part of our institution. From its very founding, the University of Chicago has exercised and promoted free speech for student and faculty.
Big cities, big impact. Why the best college towns are big cities.
This latest video from UChicago Admissions highlights the fantastic discoveries and contributions that have been generated by UChicago’s faculty and alumni communities.
Current students describe academic and social life at the University of Chicago by sharing their experiences.
An education that fosters free expression empowers students to engage with challenging ideas—in college and throughout their lives. Learn about UChicago’s longstanding commitment to free expression in a setting of diverse perspectives.
The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago houses cutting-edge facilities for preservation and digitization of physical books, as well as a high-density underground storage system with the capacity to hold 3.5 million volume equivalents. With its soaring elliptical dome and prime location on campus, the Mansueto Library's Grand Reading Room, which opened on May 16, 2011, provides an inviting space for rigorous scholarship in an array of fields.
From cephalopods and axolotls to tunicates and frogs, the MBL is responsible for the care for a lot of animals. Part of care is making sure these animals have good, clean water that fits their needs.
From humanities to social science to science, mathematics, and more, the Core curriculum gives students a little taste of everything. Learn about the interdisciplinary educational foundation that every UChicago student receives!
The University of Chicago welcomes all and is deeply committed to ensuring that students from every background can find a home here. UChicago has increased access for first-generation and rural students by enhancing financial support and enabling student agency and ownership in the college admissions process.
When you become a student at UChicago, you’re immediately thrust into a community alive with friendship and intellectual energy. Learn about why Houses at UChicago are more of a home.
One of the world's premier academic and research institutions, the University of Chicago has driven new ways of thinking since our 1890 founding. Today, UChicago is an intellectual destination that draws inspired scholars to our Hyde Park and international campuses, keeping UChicago at the nexus of ideas that challenge and change the world. Our education empowers individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of original ideas. Here, undergraduates broaden their perspectives on world issues in the rigorous Core curriculum. They dig deeper, push further, and ask bigger questions, using knowledge to enrich all humankind. For more information, join our mailing list!
Solving big problems at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago.
Students discuss the math, economics, and algorithms behind the Midwest Trading Competition